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>> and, drew, as you reported last night, there are some measures to control health care costs, in obama care, nothing addresses these specific runaway costs in hospital billing fees. any support in washington to try and drive these costs down? >> you know, let me put this in perspective for you, and, jake, you know how that town washington works. this is in "time" magazine's special edition. according to the center for responsive politics, since 199, doctors and hospitals have spent 5 5.36 billion lobbying in washington. double of the defense industry and the oil and gas industry combined. so people make money in health care certainly have the government's ear and i might ad add they have our pockets. >> indeed. drew griffin, thanks. >>> a grisly discovery on a hotel rooftop in los angeles. a decomposing body found in a water tank where it might have been for as long as 2 1/2 weeks while hotel guests used that water. the latest on the investigation and we'll take you inside that hotel. next. ♪ come on, boy! [ barks ] ♪ oh, heavenly day here we go. ♪ cha-cha-cha ♪ don't you know
>> and, drew, as you reported last night, there are some measures to control health care costs, in obama care, nothing addresses these specific runaway costs in hospital billing fees. any support in washington to try and drive these costs down? >> you know, let me put this in perspective for you, and, jake, you know how that town washington works. this is in "time" magazine's special edition. according to the center for responsive politics, since 199, doctors and hospitals...
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find new roads. >>> president obama has been talking to voters about his ideas for revitalizing the job market, especially for the middle class. that's a message he pushed before but one that's growing more urgent for some people who had hoped the lingering effects of the recession would never reach them. tom foreman has this week's american journey. >>> everyday on the busy streets of new york, kelic irvin is hunting, and he received his college degree last year web moved here from the west coast and thought finding a job in marketing was the next logical step. >> not necessarily that it would be an easy task but it won't be something that almost eight months out of since graduating i'm still struggling with. >> he's not alone. >> our economy is adding jobs but too many people still can't find full-time employment. >> when president obama took office, 134 million americans were working in nonfarm jobs. today, after massive losses and a slow recovery, we're only 1.2 million jobs better off. and many pay less than those that were lost. recent study by the center for college affordability
find new roads. >>> president obama has been talking to voters about his ideas for revitalizing the job market, especially for the middle class. that's a message he pushed before but one that's growing more urgent for some people who had hoped the lingering effects of the recession would never reach them. tom foreman has this week's american journey. >>> everyday on the busy streets of new york, kelic irvin is hunting, and he received his college degree last year web moved...
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find new roads. >>> president obama has been talking to voters about his ideas for revitalizing the job market, especially for the middle class. that's a message he pushed before but one that's growing more urgent for some people who had hoped the lingering effects of the recession would never reach them. tom foreman has this week's american journey. >>> everyday on the busy streets of new york, kelic
find new roads. >>> president obama has been talking to voters about his ideas for revitalizing the job market, especially for the middle class. that's a message he pushed before but one that's growing more urgent for some people who had hoped the lingering effects of the recession would never reach them. tom foreman has this week's american journey. >>> everyday on the busy streets of new york, kelic
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so nothing is changing under president obama. our nation still has debts we can't afford, the solution is not to find new ways to spend more money, the solution is to find ways to spend less money to save everybody from senior citizens to the middle class to the young people who are call counting on this government working for them. >> all right. well, thanks very much if both of you. i'm sorry, we had to cut you off there. we are going to take a brief break. though, still to come, about 100 passengers from the cruise ship the "triumph" filed a class action lawsuit against carnival. i have it here and i've got some questions for the lawyer representing them. he's next. plus, never before seen photos of the model shot and killed by the blade runner, oscar pistorius. we have the photographer. >>> and breaking news, a dramatic and emotional 911 call has just been released. what the operator heard during a shooting spree in which four were killed. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat?
so nothing is changing under president obama. our nation still has debts we can't afford, the solution is not to find new ways to spend more money, the solution is to find ways to spend less money to save everybody from senior citizens to the middle class to the young people who are call counting on this government working for them. >> all right. well, thanks very much if both of you. i'm sorry, we had to cut you off there. we are going to take a brief break. though, still to come, about...
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and keep in mind that plan actually originated in the obama white house but was approved by the house and the senate. in front of a sea of first responders in washington, the president today lashed out at republicans in congress saying if legislators don't come to an agreement, emergency services will take a hit. that was just one of a number of possible consequences the president listed off if the cuts are allowed to begin march 1st. he talked about fewer police and firefighters, longer airport security lines, lost jobs, criminals going free, teachers being laid off. democrats in the senate have proposed replacing the forced spending cuts with reduced defense spending and add to agriculture subsidies and more tax revenue for millionaires, but house republicans have rejected any increased taxes as solution. here's what the president had to say today about that. >> so far at least the idea is that the republicans have proposed asks nothing of the wealthiest americans or biggest corporations, so the burden is all on first responders or seniors or middle class families. they double down,
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. >> drew, what about obama care? wasn't that supposed to keep hospital costs down? >> it was. but in reality, jake, there is nothing in obama care aimed at reducing the actual costs of health care. some are arguing that obama care, the forcing of everybody to be in this insurance plan or pay a penalty, is actually going to increase the costs we are paying because in very simple economic terms, you're increasing the amount of people who will be paying for all the heck, increasing demand, and there's really no incentive for the suppliers, like these hospitals, to charge any less. steven bril, the author of the "time magazine" report said with obama care we've changed the rules related to who pays for what, but we haven't done much to change the prices of what we're paying. >> where does all this profit end up? >> yeah, it is flowing right into the hands of hospitals and the insurers. tomorrow night, jake, we're going show you exactly whose hands are literally raking in millions of dollars in all this. >> all right. excellent report. one more quick point, "time" special correspon
. >> drew, what about obama care? wasn't that supposed to keep hospital costs down? >> it was. but in reality, jake, there is nothing in obama care aimed at reducing the actual costs of health care. some are arguing that obama care, the forcing of everybody to be in this insurance plan or pay a penalty, is actually going to increase the costs we are paying because in very simple economic terms, you're increasing the amount of people who will be paying for all the heck, increasing...
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. >>> we're following president obama building his new national security team. world events, including those in syria, not waiting for the white house and congress to get their act together. there's an estimated 70,000 people who have been killed in the uprising in syria two years ago. administration officials there revisiting what they can possibly do about this, including whether or not they're even going to arm the rebels and how are they going to get rid of bashar al assad. >> wolf blitzer joins us from washington. the president doesn't even have the new security team in place. the senate hasn't confirmed chuck hagel for secretary of defense yet, david petraeus' replacement, john brennan and secretary of state john kerry, he's still finding his way around the state department. what are they leaning to in terms of arming the sunni rebels. >> the president is still pretty much leaning totally against directly arming the rebels with u.s. military equipment. they're getting nonlethal aid, some computers, phones, humanitarian assistance, several hundred million d
. >>> we're following president obama building his new national security team. world events, including those in syria, not waiting for the white house and congress to get their act together. there's an estimated 70,000 people who have been killed in the uprising in syria two years ago. administration officials there revisiting what they can possibly do about this, including whether or not they're even going to arm the rebels and how are they going to get rid of bashar al assad....
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in this case, the obama administration said you know something, if they intentionally did this to him, then he should be able to sue the government. even the justice department is taking his side before the supreme court. >> and the supreme court clearly deciding it wants a piece of this action. it wants to consider this. >> they are. they've decided to take a look at it. and i think they're trying to establish two things, that there's just available for all in this country, even people who don't have the money to hire a lawyer and have to do a handwritten petition. hasn't been done since a case called gideon versus wainright. >> judge hatchett, let me ask you this quickly. he is what is called a frequent filer, this man, kim millbrook is. he files cases again and again, usually written by hand, he's done it in every jail, every prison he's been in. how much does this tie up the legal system? as a judge how often do you see things like this? >> it does. it does. everybody is entitled to their day in court. it is his legal right to do t s this. i am fascinated by this case and i oom de
in this case, the obama administration said you know something, if they intentionally did this to him, then he should be able to sue the government. even the justice department is taking his side before the supreme court. >> and the supreme court clearly deciding it wants a piece of this action. it wants to consider this. >> they are. they've decided to take a look at it. and i think they're trying to establish two things, that there's just available for all in this country, even...
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we'll speak to president carter about what president obama had to say about that. >>> and love on the court. the slam-dunk proposal worth watching. music: "make someone happy" music: "make someone happy" ♪it's so important to make meone happy.♪.♪it's so e ♪make just one heart to heart you - you sing to♪ ♪one smile that cheers you ♪one face that lights when it nears you.♪ ♪and you will be happy too. two. three. my credit card rewards are easy to remember with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. [ both ] 2% back on groceries. [ all ] 3% on gas. no hoops to jump through. i earn more cash back on the things i buy the most. [ woman ] it's as easy as... one! -two. -[ all ] three! [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. >>> welcome back, everybody. we start with breaking news this morning. want to show you some pictures of a helicopter crash that happened at oklahoma city, 5:58 local time. we're told three people on board. two are confirmed dead. there is
we'll speak to president carter about what president obama had to say about that. >>> and love on the court. the slam-dunk proposal worth watching. music: "make someone happy" music: "make someone happy" ♪it's so important to make meone happy.♪.♪it's so e ♪make just one heart to heart you - you sing to♪ ♪one smile that cheers you ♪one face that lights when it nears you.♪ ♪and you will be happy too. two. three. my credit card rewards are easy to...
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all these arrows are shooting at him. >> i would love to see him take a swing at obama. i don't think he could get him. realistically speaking it's good acting on his behalf but i have to give it to hillary clinton. she's fantastic at creating a feeling of indignance. it stems from our 20 year career all the way back to the clinton administration. >> it is time to announce the winner. you knew it was going to be hillary clinton. hillary clinton. i'm sure she's honored today. our second category, best dramatic performance. the nominees are john boehner for his crying. >> if you come here humbled by the opportunity to should have, if you have come here to be -- >> okay, the second nominee for best dramatic political moment, the unveiling of michelle obama's bangs. and our third nominee in this category which first came through a twitter -- final nominee -- i'm messing this up. now i know how hard it is to do the actual oscars. nancy pelosi who was not happy when asked about her age. >> some of your colleagues say that you are staying on prohibits the party from having a yo
all these arrows are shooting at him. >> i would love to see him take a swing at obama. i don't think he could get him. realistically speaking it's good acting on his behalf but i have to give it to hillary clinton. she's fantastic at creating a feeling of indignance. it stems from our 20 year career all the way back to the clinton administration. >> it is time to announce the winner. you knew it was going to be hillary clinton. hillary clinton. i'm sure she's honored today. our...
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. >> when president obama took office, 134 million americans were working in nonfarm jobs. today, after massive losses and a slow recovery, we're only 1.2 million jobs better off. and many pay less than those that were lost. a recent study by the center for college affordability found almost half of college graduates are now in jobs that do not require four-year degrees. things like janitorial services, taxi driving and retail sales. professor richard vedder at ohio university helped author that study. >> let's say each one of them were making $20,000 a year more in income, which is quite plausible. we are talking about $400 billion a year in lost wages. >>> numbers like that made some economic analysts argue that underemployment may be every bit as damaging to the economy as unemployment. and kellock irvin is caught in the middle of it all. for now he takes freelance jobs as a photographer and part-time work with moving companies. but -- >> that can only support me so long before i need to head home. >> he might be the next one moving back home. tom foreman, cnn, washingto
. >> when president obama took office, 134 million americans were working in nonfarm jobs. today, after massive losses and a slow recovery, we're only 1.2 million jobs better off. and many pay less than those that were lost. a recent study by the center for college affordability found almost half of college graduates are now in jobs that do not require four-year degrees. things like janitorial services, taxi driving and retail sales. professor richard vedder at ohio university helped...
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obama. he was looking at jesse jackson jr. from that and then this broader examination which led to the misuse of campaign funds which is why we are here today. >> this seems to be the end of the story in some ways. lisa sylvester in washington, thank you. >>> we're going to talk about this case with our legal experts later this half-hour. >>> meanwhile, a massive explosion blows the roof of a popular restaurant during happy hour. the this morning the search is on fr one person believed to be missing, a woman who worked there. here's cnn's ted roll lands. >> reporter: the explosion which witnesses say could be felt blocks away engulfed jj's restaurants. flames towered into the sky and black smoke could be seen for miles. >> we live two blocks down and we felt our building shake and we thought a car ran into our apartment. >> reporter: there were reports of the smell of gas an hour before the explosion. fortunately several people inside the restaurant were evacuated just minutes before the bl
obama. he was looking at jesse jackson jr. from that and then this broader examination which led to the misuse of campaign funds which is why we are here today. >> this seems to be the end of the story in some ways. lisa sylvester in washington, thank you. >>> we're going to talk about this case with our legal experts later this half-hour. >>> meanwhile, a massive explosion blows the roof of a popular restaurant during happy hour. the this morning the search is on fr one...
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the carter who won the election for obama, piers morgan with the former president, talking about his grandson's role in the 2012 race. we're back after this quick break. it's chevy truck month! silverado was also recognized for the lowest cost of ownership. hey, what are you gonna do with it? end table. oh. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now get 0% financing for 60 months, plus trade up to get $1,750 total allowance on a silverado all-star edition. or trade up and choose customer cash plus option package discount for a total value of $7,250. transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're thinking of the 1.6 million daily customer care interactions xerox handles. or the 900 million health insurance claims we process. so, it's no surprise to you that companies depend on today's xerox for services that simplify how work gets done. which is...pretty much what we've always stood for. with xerox, you're ready for real business. which is...pretty much what we've always stood for. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fort
the carter who won the election for obama, piers morgan with the former president, talking about his grandson's role in the 2012 race. we're back after this quick break. it's chevy truck month! silverado was also recognized for the lowest cost of ownership. hey, what are you gonna do with it? end table. oh. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now get 0% financing for 60 months, plus trade up to get $1,750 total allowance on a silverado all-star edition. or trade up and choose customer...
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he also got higher taxes via obama care. meanwhile no one should be talking about raising taxes when the government is paying people to play video games, giving folks free cellphones and buying $47,000 cigarette-smoking machines." doesn't seem he'll embrace part one, $600 million in new tax revenue. >> soledad to get this done this was clear at the end of last year, we're going to have to push both sides out of their comfort zone, the republicans are going to have to accept more revenue, the democrats are going to have to accept more cuts in our health care spending. that's the only way we can reach a compromise that solves our long-term deficit problem. if you look at the fundamental changes we want to make in the tax code, we have about $1.2 trillion worth of back door spending in the tax code every ye year. that's why we only net about $1.2 trillion in total income taxes coming into the country from individuals and corporations. what we want to do is wipe as many of those out as possible and to use the vast majority of th
he also got higher taxes via obama care. meanwhile no one should be talking about raising taxes when the government is paying people to play video games, giving folks free cellphones and buying $47,000 cigarette-smoking machines." doesn't seem he'll embrace part one, $600 million in new tax revenue. >> soledad to get this done this was clear at the end of last year, we're going to have to push both sides out of their comfort zone, the republicans are going to have to accept more...
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is joe biden helping or hurting obama's gun control efforts, rob? >> well look, joe biden is kind of a bull that carries his own china closet and i'm sure the president cringes every time he sees vice president biden in front of a camera. the fact is jill biden's not going to walk out on the balcony and fire a double barrel shotgun but i'm glad that the vice president does admit it's okay for the citizens to have shotguns and as a republican who supports the second amendment he hope he continues to run point on this for aed this mrgs. >> interesting, john? >> joe biden is crazy like a fox here. the point is he's trying to blow through the false dichotomies expressed by making a point reasonable gun reform doesn't necessarily mean at all that you're against guns in general and if the self-defense argument can be ease ail dressed with a double barrel shotgun rather than an assault weapon whose sole purpose is to kill as many people as quickly as possible. it makes a lot of common sense on main street. >> final question, a new word to add to your vocab
is joe biden helping or hurting obama's gun control efforts, rob? >> well look, joe biden is kind of a bull that carries his own china closet and i'm sure the president cringes every time he sees vice president biden in front of a camera. the fact is jill biden's not going to walk out on the balcony and fire a double barrel shotgun but i'm glad that the vice president does admit it's okay for the citizens to have shotguns and as a republican who supports the second amendment he hope he...
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today, president obama said, again, something must be done. >> so these cuts are not smart. they are not fair. they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment roles. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. >> so there are two solutions. number one, lawmakers find another way to punt, ie delay the cuts for another month. or two come up with a major plan to slash the debt in this country. number two is not going to happen. the punt and pay, i kind of like it. that is not going to happen. number one haze decent chance but number one is a fail too. after all, the feared forced cuts are 2.5% of projected total federal spending. we have an economics professor at nyu and former director of the congressional budget office. at this point, are the cuts inevitable? why is the president still talking about it? >> well, we're ten days away and it seems like the republicans really don't want to do anything to fend off this crisis. you said sequester is an odd word. in a lot of languages, it means kidnap. it's sort of a kidn
today, president obama said, again, something must be done. >> so these cuts are not smart. they are not fair. they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment roles. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. >> so there are two solutions. number one, lawmakers find another way to punt, ie delay the cuts for another month. or two come up with a major plan to slash the debt in this country. number two is not going to...
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obama, a little bit more impressed. >> he plays a different game than i do. he's on another planet. >> is he more nervous because he's playing with you or are you more nervous because you're playing with tiger woods? >> i don't think he was nervous. he knew that i wasn't a big threat to his world ranking. and i knew that i better keep by day job. >> the white house is still fielding complaints from the media for barring reporters and photographers from the president's golf outing. there's some in washington still ticked off about that. teed off, if you will. >>> ahead this morning on "starting point," a possible break through in the nuclear negotiations with iran. world leaders reportedly ready to offer a new plan to convince iran to shut down a nuclear enrichment site. >>> then we look at business news as well. >> future video games, it's here. we'll look at the brand new playstation that was revealed. ps4 reclaiming the glory days of playstation. with the spark miles card from capital one, bjorn earns unlimited rewards for his small business. take these bag
obama, a little bit more impressed. >> he plays a different game than i do. he's on another planet. >> is he more nervous because he's playing with you or are you more nervous because you're playing with tiger woods? >> i don't think he was nervous. he knew that i wasn't a big threat to his world ranking. and i knew that i better keep by day job. >> the white house is still fielding complaints from the media for barring reporters and photographers from the president's...
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president obama selling chicken. this was only one whole foods store, let's make that clear, on the upper west side of new york city. there were basically -- they put it out on monday on presidents' day to promote the sale of chicken $1.99 a pound. the sale is going on today. a lot of residents and some shoppers were essentially offended by this saying, you know what, it promotes a stereotype of african-americans and chickens. i did some digging today. called up whole foods to talk to them about this and i'm going to read a statement they gave to me. quote, as a company who celebrates diversity and one that has a zero tolerance discrimination policy, we want our shoppers to know there was no intentional disrespect meant at all. and once it was brought to our attention that the sign could be perceived as controversial, it was removed immediately. the spokesman tells me, fred, that a shopper on wednesday raised some concerns about it, some complaints. they removed it that day, but that was not before a resident, a loca
president obama selling chicken. this was only one whole foods store, let's make that clear, on the upper west side of new york city. there were basically -- they put it out on monday on presidents' day to promote the sale of chicken $1.99 a pound. the sale is going on today. a lot of residents and some shoppers were essentially offended by this saying, you know what, it promotes a stereotype of african-americans and chickens. i did some digging today. called up whole foods to talk to them...
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. >> reporter: this is a big concern for president obama and the administration here. president obama signing executive order last week to strengthen the nation's cyber security network. >> sandra endo, thank you. >>> another breaking news story. a daring heist happened at the brussels airport. eight masked thieves cut a hole in a security fence, drove onto the tarmac and stole diamonds from a swiss-bound airplane. it sounds like the plot from a movie. we are joined by dan rivers. walk us through what happened. was this essentially an inside job, dan? >> reporter: we don't know for sure what level of collusion there was, but we're being told they cut a hole in the perimeter fence of the airfield and simply drove on to the airfield, pulled up right alongside the plane with a huge cache of didamonds was being loaded. the figure we have is they got $60 million worth of diamonds. there may have been gold and palladium as well. there could be a huge amount of money involved here. and the sheer audacity, it is like the plot of an "oceans 11" film. the only evidence recover t
. >> reporter: this is a big concern for president obama and the administration here. president obama signing executive order last week to strengthen the nation's cyber security network. >> sandra endo, thank you. >>> another breaking news story. a daring heist happened at the brussels airport. eight masked thieves cut a hole in a security fence, drove onto the tarmac and stole diamonds from a swiss-bound airplane. it sounds like the plot from a movie. we are joined by dan...
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the obama white house rarely writes its own legislation. so this new strategy is unnerving some in both parties. now, the white house insists this is just a back-up plan, and they also tell me that they didn't leak the draft, and they think that the leak is unfortunate. >> were there really any surprises in this draft? >> no, great question, and the answer is no surprises at all. the details from the leaked draft are no different from the plan posted on the white house website for the last two years. so then the question is, why are the republicans so outraged? part of the answer is it's just smart politics. to get something done on immigration, republicans need to distance themselves from the president, who you know is wildly unpopular with their base. the last thing this leak helps them get the distance. >> jessica, thank you. more on what authorities found at the blade runner crime scene. that's coming up. >>> and music fans everywhere mourning the loss of singer mindy mccready. she rose to fame with her chart topping songs, but more rec
the obama white house rarely writes its own legislation. so this new strategy is unnerving some in both parties. now, the white house insists this is just a back-up plan, and they also tell me that they didn't leak the draft, and they think that the leak is unfortunate. >> were there really any surprises in this draft? >> no, great question, and the answer is no surprises at all. the details from the leaked draft are no different from the plan posted on the white house website for...